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How the New York Times visualized the mental struggles Olympians face against fear

by Lauren Thomas

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The Pudding: Aaron Williams gets personal with data visualization

by Ella Witt

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How fitness creator Alyssa Pannozzi became a social media trailblazer

by Simran Anand

Alyssa

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How FiveThirtyEight Covered the Daylight Savings Discussion

by Kate Deskey

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Adam Davidson talks Mastodon, @Journa.Host, and content moderation

by Sydney Steinberg

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How Laura Morel is helping to uncover the truth behind anti-abortion pregnancy centers

by Emma Katko

Women

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Journalist Lindsey Metrus shares her journey with generalized anxiety disorder

by Gianna Mastrion

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Beyond hashtags: A behind the scenes look at ByHolguin

by Antonia Sousa

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Santiago Arau Pontones’ bird’s eye view: On evoking Mexico’s femicides and the art of emotion

by ana sanchez

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Influencer marketing 101: Collaborations, seamless product placement, and authentic narrative

by Paige Keeler

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Liza Donnelly on the power of cartoons

by Julia Laquerre

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Michala Sabnani: The media executive behind Equanimity Podcast and the innovations of South China Morning Post’s Morning Studio

by Riana mahtani

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From radio to TikTok, WBZ News’ Matt Shearer is redefining local news

by Eamonn Ryan

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How the duo behind @twotastebuddiez uses social media to connect with their followers and offer them a seat at the dinner table

by Gigi Barnett

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Data journalism? You can do it.

by Rahul Bhargava

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Digital Storytelling to Support Connective Journalism

by Rahul Bhargava

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Reinventing Local TV News

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by Mike Beaudet

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Climate Journalism Lab

How Felippe Rodrigues at New Zealand’s Stuff brought to life a chart of Earth’s changing temperature

by Emma Magioncalda

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How the Marshall Project dug into the FBI’s new crime statistics collection program

by Bridget Bost

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Breaking down “The Big Bang Theory,” Chinese censorship, and data journalism with Manyun Zou

by Miska Salemann

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Climate Journalism Lab

Scrollytelling innovation: New York Times journalists on climate change, visualization, and intense teamwork

by Annetta Stogniew

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Vox Atlas: Producer Sam Ellis on his distinctive map animations

by Zoe Baumgartner

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How the Marshall Project presented the thriving underground economy behind bars

by Matteo Farah

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Founder of The Pudding and Polygraph, Matt Daniels, on the shift in content consumption and digital storytelling

by Pasit Lerkkumsup

Consumer

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A stunning multimedia lens on mass incarceration and its aftermath: The story behind “Facing Life”

by Stella Westlake

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How Marco Hernandez visualized humanity’s plastic waste problem — and changed the way we think about pollution

by Laurel Booth

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USA TODAY’s coverage of the 2022 midterms and polarized language on Twitter

by Casey Cormier

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Vox’s Emily Stewart on the necessity of financial literacy: ‘Money is the most important thing’

by Sarah Barber

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How The Washington Post’s Angel Mendoza uses Reddit to seek out new audiences

by Matt Yan

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Storytelling + STEM!: Northeastern’s new Master of Science (M.S.) in Media Innovation & Data Communication

by John Wihbey

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How to

Finding Embedded Tweets in Online News with Python

by Rahul Bhargava and Dina Zemlyanker

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Data Journalism in R How to Insights

Update: How to geocode a CSV of addresses in R

by Martin Frigaard

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The power of play: Why journalists should warm up to newsgames

by Cody Mello-Klein

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Research

Nine projects that came out of Northeastern’s Media Innovation program this year

by Aleszu Bajak

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Upworthy’s Eli Pariser: “I’m the proudest when our stories change the way people see the world”

by Felippe Rodrigues

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Why understanding what it truly means to be digital is critical for long-term success

by David Skok

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Six data stories about Boston from Northeastern’s Urban Tensions hackathon

by Rowan Walrath

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Digital transformation means focusing on readers, not platforms.

by David Skok

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SXSW: From prototyping to editing, VR tips from the filmmakers

by Felippe Rodrigues and Rachel Grozanick

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Meet the Swedish newspaper editor who put an algorithm in charge of his homepage

by Felippe Rodrigues

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How the L.A. Times mapped new buildings near freeways to highlight health risks

by Aleszu Bajak

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How the Wall Street Journal visualized the 500+ conflicts of interest of The Trumps

by Yan Wu

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Using data from books to measure cultural evolution: A primer on Google’s Ngram viewer

by Julianna Longo

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One computer scientist’s strategies for improving network visualizations

by Yan Wu

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Games journalism: How to turn your passion into a writing career

by Cody Mello-Klein

Behind the scenes Climate Journalism Lab

How a New York Times graphics editor designed “Greenland is Melting Away”

by Isabelle Truong

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Accelerating knowledge: Four takeaways from an IBM data visualization expert

by Felippe Rodrigues

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Using animation to protect sources while telling true stories of gay life in China

by Yan Wu

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Tips on data visualization from the Broad Institute’s Bang Wong

by Aleszu Bajak

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The importance of listening to your audience

by Lauren Landry

When

Insights Research

How Northeastern design students are reimagining public transportation and the experience of “waiting”

by Aleszu Bajak

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Roundups

Five chatbots created by newsrooms in 2016 that we liked

by Maria Crosas

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Using data and design to compare corruption and transparency across 50 U.S. states

by Aleszu Bajak

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How the NYT’s John Herrman pulled back the curtain on fake news

by Andy Robinson

John

Behind the scenes

How Tim Meko visualized America’s vast web of pipelines, railroads, electricity and more.

by Aleszu Bajak

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Roundups

Contextualizing the Dakota Access Pipeline: A roundup of visualizations

by Aleszu Bajak

Since

Insights Interviews

Upworthy’s Amy O’Leary on the art and data science of engaging readers

by Dina Kraft

Amy

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How the Guardian used pixel art mini Trumps, Bernies and other candidates to display election results

by Aleszu Bajak

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How the Wall Street Journal visualized the issues that split the Republican vote

by Aleszu Bajak

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How a small data design company visualized the world’s scientific collaborations

by Sage Wesenberg

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A dummy’s guide to mapping Daesh

by Dietmar Offenhuber

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Understanding what makes a visualization memorable

by John Wihbey

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How to learn responsive web design by coding your own story

by Aleszu Bajak

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How newspaper stories went viral in the 19th century

by Aleszu Bajak

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Why We Should Cheer, Not Fear, More Visual Storytelling in the News

by Sebastian Grace

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Northeastern Student gives us a sneak peek at micro-influencing

by Anabella benhamron

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Unlocking heartfelt narratives: The power of vulnerability

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